Leavenworth High School
School Profile
2012 Tenth Avenue
Leavenworth, Kansas 66048-4298
Phone: (913) 684-1550
Fax: (913) 684-1555

Mission Statement

Our mission is to create a partnership between academic subjects and real world experience in an active learning environment that will prepare students for successful careers, promote responsible citizenship, and foster healthy lifestyles in a diverse society. All students will be given the opportunity to succeed.
Community
Leavenworth (population 35,068) sits northwest of the greater Kansas City area. The area is continuously growing due to the influx of new businesses and industries into the local economy. Students in attendance come from a wide variety of income providers including community, military, and federal occupations.

School Organization
Leavenworth High School runs on a standard four-year graduation curriculum. Enrollment at LHS averages about fifteen hundred students. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools. Leavenworth High School currently schedules a 180-day school year. It operates under "block scheduling," in which students may enroll in courses that are either a semester or a year in length. Classes, upon passing, are worth one credit every semester they are taken. Students are required to earn forty-six credits in order to graduate. One block of the schedule is reserved as a non-credit "seminar." Students may enroll in up to seven academic courses per semester. The school days are based on a modified block schedule in which student attend four academic classes on Monday and Wednesday, three classes and seminar on Tuesday and Thursday, and all seven classes on Friday.

"The Pioneer Way"
Leavenworth High School educates by developing relationships which go the extra mile to promote a sense of family.

School
Classification: 6A
Colors: Blue and White
Team Name: Pioneers
Mascot: Pioneer Pete

Faculty
The teaching staff at Leavenworth High School are highly educated. Approximately sixty percent hold at least a masters' degree.

Curriculum
Leavenworth High School currently offers a wide range of courses to meet student needs, to include college preparatory, business, vocational, and special education programs.

Technology
Students at Leavenworth High School have access to an increasing number of computers and software programs. The library has 18 computers for student use, English and mathematics classrooms have at least three computers available for student use, and almost all classrooms have at least one computer. The building has five computer labs for computer technology and reading remediation courses.

Advanced Placement
The AP level courses currently offered at the high school include biology, calculus, chemistry, English, physics, American history, world history, European history, art history, Spanish, French, and German. Certain courses may be taken for dual credit (college and high school) through approved college or university programs.

Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Leavenworth High School has implemented a weighted grading system. Weighted grades are awarded for advanced placement courses on the following basis: A (5.0), B (4.0), C (3.0), D (1.0), F (0.0). All other classes are based on a 4-3-2-1 system. Rank in class is figured on a cumulative GPA for all classes. GPA is computed by the total number of units attempted.

Grading System
Grades GPA GPA (AP)
A = 90-100 4.0 5.0
B = 80-89 3.0 4.0
C = 70-79 2.0 3.0
D = 60-69 1.0 1.0
F = below 60 0.0 0.0

College Admissions Testing
Leavenworth High School's average ACT composite score for the 2006-07 graduating class was 20.9. Leavenworth High has had a number of National Merit finalists, semi-finalists, and commended students within the past five years.